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Which rates of change could be used to measure the pattern of the growth of a tree?Select all the correct answers.Feet/yearMiles per gallonCentimeters/monthLiters/day

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Feet/year

Note: The growth of a tree takes the form of a change in height

The unit for measuring a change in height can be feet, meters, centimeters, inches, etc.

The rate of change = (Change in height) / Time taken

The unit of time can be seconds, minutes, hours, day, months, year.

Therefore, in expressing the unit for the rate of chnage of a tree, the numerator has to be an acceptable unit of height and the denominator, a unit of time.

Option A ( Feet/year) is correct because feet is a unit of change in height and year is a unit of time

Option B(Miles per gallon) is wrong because, though miles can be a unit of height, gallon cannot be a unit of time

Option C (Centimeters/month) is correct because centimeters can be a unit of height and month can also be a a unit of time

Option D (Litres/day) is wrong because, despite that "day" can be a unit of time, "Liters" can never be a unit of height

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